Deep Space Wandering Fleet-Chapter 202 - Earn Money Earn Money

Chapter 202: Chapter 202: Earn Money, Earn Money!

Chapter 202: Chapter 202: Earn Money, Earn Money!

To reduce rumors fueled by speculation, Zhang Yuan even arranged for staff to popularize the calculation methods online. Whether or not everyone understood was up to them; the algorithm had been made public, so if you wanted to criticize, make sure to comprehend the tens of thousands of word-long mathematical paper first.

After explaining these matters, the government departments turned a blind eye to various comments on the internet and embarked on another significant task: recruitment!

When it came to large-scale projects, humans were the ultimate resource. From mineral extraction teams, smelting squads, and machinery production groups to workers in ecological parks, residential area managers, and even staff for the entertainment industry—all were in demand!

With such an extensive rollout, the shortage was substantial.

Every place needed people. The Earth Era only had so many job positions, but if they were to land on a planet… A mineral extraction and smelting team might need tens of thousands of workers.

Even a small planet, once the Underground City was perfected, could comfortably house hundreds of millions of inhabitants.

Shortage of people!

A real shortage!

In the blink of an eye, heads of several state-owned enterprises began quarreling and snatching up staff from each other!

Zhang Yuan thought that as the Minister of the New Civilization Development Department, he simply had to ensure the technological advancement of the entire civilization. He never liked dealing with such trifling matters but suddenly realized, if he didn’t compete for employees, other departments would snatch them all, and a crowd of people would be on his heels, complaining nonstop, with no way to hide.

He had no choice but to visit Captain Zhao Qingfeng and personally request assistance from his older brother in the ranks.

“What… An arts performance troupe? Please, just keep one or two teams!”

“It’s about development, what kind of development? The issue of survival!”

“…Especially improving living conditions and various medical services! Things like mobile phones are completely unnecessary… not that they are not necessary, but as long as they work, they are sufficient, not essential. We can’t possibly develop to the level of Earth Civilization all at once.”

Faced with Zhang Yuan’s aggressive stance, Old Zhao also had a pained expression…

What could he do?

There were only 500,000 people, barely enough to fill the gaps in maintaining all aspects of a civilization.

…

And so, two months later, the spaceship neared its destination, and over 60% of the population had joined several large state-owned enterprises, securing their job positions, followed by the commencement of a comprehensive training regime.

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Although there was a workforce shortage, everything still adhered to the principle of voluntariness; there was no coercion. Furthermore, due to the priority of work, many projects didn’t seem as urgent and could be considered less important compared to mining and smelting. If there was really no one available, those projects had to be cut.

According to Zhang Yuan, as long as projects were not critical, delaying them for a few years wouldn’t be a problem.

The remaining 30% who were temporarily jobless each had their plans. Some hadn’t fully recovered their mindsets and wanted to study or rest a bit longer—the wages distributed during the Awakening Period were still unused. Not everyone in society had a sense of urgency; surely, there were those a bit more laid-back.

Others wanted to engage in media and newspaper entrepreneurship or other social ventures. Humans couldn’t just work without play, so a proper balance between work and rest was necessary.

Leaving entertainment in the hands of officials was inevitably too serious and not very effective. Therefore, in this respect, it was better to contract out to private media. As far as the government was concerned, some degree of supervision and management was sufficient…

“Hey, buddy, let’s go watch an ‘Avengers’ movie. The cinema has finally reopened. I heard the Iron King’s done for, died a gruesome death…”

On that day, a young man named Wang Junpeng sat on a bench in the square and called out to his buddy.

“Watch what, Mao, we’re out of money… don’t you know how expensive movie tickets are, equal to the cost of food for more than ten days!” Another young man named Xu Jie made a gesture of resignation, “And how much of our wages do we have left? If we can’t find a job, we’ll starve to death on this spaceship… We should go find a job.”

This pair of men were what you’d call “life partners”!

But don’t get the wrong idea, they’re not a gay couple, just bros.

Life partners don’t have to be lovers; good friends will do. It’s all about hibernating together, waking up together, and taking care of each other. Many people choose to do it this way.

After such a long time of “hard struggle,” the revolutionary friendship between Wang Junpeng and Xu Jie had grown deeply profound.

Without giving it much thought, it was obvious that both were bachelors. If they had sweet-smelling girlfriends, who would want to spend the whole day hanging out with a foot-scratching dude?

“Ah…” Wang Junpeng began, but stopped short. Seeing couples of handsome men and beautiful women passing by the cinema, he couldn’t help feeling envious. What must it feel like to hold a girl in his arms… must be delightful, right?

Being single for a long time, you do get lonely occasionally.

Thinking back to their Awakening Period, the two had mindlessly played video games, watched movies, read novels, and had a blast without feeling the cruelty of hibernation.

But now, it was just miserable because they forgot to study!

After wasting so much time, it was impossible for them to compare to the common folk, and now they couldn’t even find a job…

“What are we going to do? I haven’t coded in years, I’ve completely forgotten,” Wang Junpeng said, worried.

“What’s there to be afraid of, how could we possibly starve to death! If it really comes down to it, we could become community administrators; that doesn’t require any technical skills, just being free from social anxiety…” Xu Jie was as carefree as ever, “Can you cook? You could become a chef, specializing in cooking…”

“That won’t work,” Wang Junpeng sighed, “It’s just too embarrassing, Old Peng. Any job that a robot can do isn’t a good job, and the pay would certainly be low, barely enough to scrape by… No girl would like you if you admit to that kind of job.”

Xu Jie looked at him with a dejected expression and said irritably, “So what if you can’t find a girlfriend? Worst comes to worst, stay single for life.”

When this subject came up, it seemed like he suddenly thought of something, “Right, in the future you could just buy a robot girlfriend… They’re kind and cute, and you can even pick their personality, just can’t have kids is all. I like the tsundere queen type…”

“Robot girlfriends really are great, I’ve already seen the experimental products at the exhibition hall, such adorable girls… you can even customize them to look like anime characters… Come to think of it, I still prefer the slightly chubby type,”

Wang Junpeng glanced at him obliquely, and Xu Jie had already developed a dazed expression, muttering incessantly, practically sounding like an eighty-year-old granny nagging away.

Wang Junpeng couldn’t hold back anymore, “Xu Jie, are you senile or what? After all that talk, do you have the money? You surely don’t expect the state to give you a wife for free!”

“These are limited-edition laboratory products, very expensive. I don’t know if a few hundred thousand would be enough! Do you think you can afford one?”

That comment hit Xu Jie like a bucket of cold water, sending a chill through his heart.

“Ah?”

That’s when he realized the seriousness of the problem and also started to sigh, wracking his brain to think of ways to get rich.

Making money is so difficult! To survive here, it’s not simple at all.